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Chief Superintendent Scott Green, district commander for Barnsley, confirmed that the incident was not an act of terrorism.

He said: "There remains a lot of speculation and rumour on social media, much of which is inaccurate and is creating a lot of fear and distress locally.

"While it would be inappropriate to provide specific information about ongoing legal proceedings, what I can clarify is that at this stage, there is absolutely no information whatsoever to suggest that this was a group attack.

"We've had officers scouring hours of CCTV, working in partnership with other agencies, to gather as much information as we can about the circumstances surrounding yesterday's incident.

"We are satisfied that this was an isolated incident by a single person.

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"We would therefore ask the public to stop reinforcing the rumour that there were multiple people involved.

"We can now also confirm definitively that this was not an act of terrorism."

Matt Gladstone, Executive Director for Place at Barnsley Council, said: "The council would like to thank the public, town centre businesses, market traders and our staff for their support and resilience during this critical incident.

“We’ve worked closely with the Police and other agencies to make sure that our town centre has remained open for business.

"This has been an isolated incident in Barnsley and we’re pleased that it has been handled quickly and effectively.”